Connecticut to require gas fume traps at stations by 1978
EPA plans to force nearly all Connecticut service stations to install fume recovery equipment by September 1978 to trap escaping gasoline vapors. The move followed the Legislative Regulations Review Committee’s 12 to 2 vote against a state bill requiring only large stations to install the devices.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Environmental Protection Agency
Connecticut
EPA
Merrill S. Hohman
California
Hohman
Massachusetts stores face court over chastity law display
In Beverly two major discount chains face Friday court hearings after summonses were issued under the centuries old Crimes Against Chastity statute for displaying condoms without prescriptions. CVS and Big L must show cause why criminal complaints should not be issued. Authorities and advocates debate the law's relevance and enforcement as the stores limit condom displays and sales.
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Beverly
Mass
UPI
Consumer Value Store
Big L
Essex County
Paul Cunney
Expansion urged to restore eastern U S forests for urban users
The Conservation Foundation urged expanding and restoring 24 million acres of eastern U S forests across 23 states. It called for federal land acquisition of abandoned strip mined lands, reforestation to reduce flood risks, and a CCC style public works program to employ up to 300,000 for restoration and mining regulation to curb surface damage.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
US Forest Service
Appalachians
Foundation
CCC
Aerosol labeling to become mandatory to curb fluorocarbons
Washington reports final steps toward a ban on fluorocarbon aerosols in cosmetics cleaners and household products. The FDA and CPSC will require labeling warning that the product contains a chlorofluorocarbon harming ozone. FDA sets October 31 deadline for mandatory labeling on most items. ban timing undecided.
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Washington
UPI
National Academy of Sciences
Food and Drug Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
FDA
Asbestos Hazard Alert From NRDC To CPSC
The Natural Resources Defense Council warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission of asbestos in common items from imitation fireplace ash to children’s modeling clay and vinyl floor tile adhesives. It urges a broad crackdown, citing cancer risk from even brief exposure and noting many patching compounds and clays contain asbestos.
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Washington
UPI
Natural Resources Defense Council
Consumer Product Safety Commission
NRDC
Commission
United States
CPSC
Vermont Weekend Forecast Outlook From Boston UPI
Extended outlook for Vermont Saturday through Monday calls for fair weather with moderating temperatures. Highs expected in the 50s and 60s, with nightly lows in the 30s to low 40s.
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Boston
UPI
Vermont
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Henry Beal
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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Denise Kamholz
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Reynold Knopf
Cabot Street
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Sam Clark
Massachusetts
Clark
U.S
William Reilly
Nonprofit
Conservation Foundation
Monongahela Burn
West Virginia
Allegheny National Forest
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Forest
Finast
Chad
Iceberg
Crisp
Hood
Tor
Longe
Haynes
Kane, Inc
Bennington
Price
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams Company
Zagal
BankAmericard
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Liams
First Vermont Bank
FDIC
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